Retirements
To submit a Retirement Message, please complete and submit the following form: Retirement Message Submission Form
To request Certificates of Appreciation, please complete and submit the following form: C&E Branch Certificate of Appreciation
Retirements by Year: For a list of retirements by year, click here
RETIREMENT – LCOL CHANTAL FOSTER, CD – 00340 CELE
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CHANTAL FOSTER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 21 JUNE 2020 AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. 2. CHANTAL ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AT MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK ON 22 JUNE 1995 AND COMPLETED CELE(AIR) TRAINING AT THE CANADIAN FORCES...
RETIREMENT – LCOL AMUL WARAICH, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. ON 18 JUNE 2020, AFTER 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL AMUL WARAICH WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. LCOL WARAICH WAS BORN IN NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO. AFTER NEARLY 5 YEARS OF POLISHING BOOTS, DOING DRILL, PT, AND...
RETIREMENT – CWO MARTIN DUFOUR, CD – 00381 CWO
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER MARTIN DUFOUR WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 06 APRIL 2020 AFTER 27+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. 2. CWO DUFOUR ENROLLED AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH IN CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC IN SEPTEMBER 1992. DURING HIS...
RETIREMENT – SGT BRAD FRASER, CD – 00362-09 ACISS IST
1. SERGEANT BRAD FRASER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 JUNE 2020, AFTER 17+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. SGT FRASER JOINED THE CAF ON 6 MAY 2003 AT CFRC DET HALIFAX, AND SHORTLY AFTER, HE ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT CFLRS SAINT JEAN,...
RETIREMENT – MWO GARRY SMITH, CD – 00362-10 ACISS-CISTM-LCIS
1. AFTER 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER GARRY SMITH WILL TAKE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ACISS-TECH TRADE. 2. MWO G.V. SMITH ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 17 MARCH 1990 FROM...
RETIREMENT – MCPL JOEL HOLLOWAY, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. MASTER CORPORAL JOEL HOLLOWAY, CD, IS RELEASING AFTER 13+ YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MCPL HOLLOWAY JOINED 41 SIGNAL REGIMENT 2 SQN (749 COMM SQN) RED DEER IN 2006. HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER WITH...
RETIREMENT – SGT STEVE KEEPING, CD – 00362-04 ACISS-IST
1. SERGEANT STEVE KEEPING WILL RETIRE ON THE 3RD OF MAY 2020 AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS (RCCS). 2. HAILING FROM PORT AUX BASQUES NL, STEVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS...
RETIREMENT – MWO MARK WITKOWSKI, CD – 00362-01 ACISS
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER MARK WITKOWSKI, CD, IS RETIRING ON 25 MARCH 2020 AFTER 34+ REWARDING YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MWO WITKOWSKI ENROLLED IN REGINA SASKATCHEWAN AND ATTENDED CF RECRUIT SCHOOL...
RETIREMENT – MAJ TERRY BUEHL, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. MAJOR TERRY BUEHL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 03 JUL 20, AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. 2. MAJ BUEHL ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 22 JUN 85. AFTER A 13 WEEK LONG ADVENTURE CAMP (BOTC) IN CHILLIWACK BC, MAJ BUEHL UNEXPECTEDLY FOUND HIMSELF ENROLLED AT THE ROYAL MILITARY...